Oct 25 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS One step closer. The San Benito Greyhounds used tremendous special teams play and struck from all over the field as they trounced Brownsville Lopez 55-15 during Homecoming at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday night. It was the fifth straight win for San Benito (6-2 overall, 5-0 District 32-6A) …
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Oct 21 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Homecoming couldn’t come at a better time in San Benito as the annual parade, burning of the “SB” letters and pre- as well as post-game festivities are planned this week. The San Benito High School Student Council’s annual Homecoming Parade will be held downtown Sam Houston Boulevard, heading north …
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Oct 21 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS With four straight wins in district, things are looking great for the San Benito Greyhounds. The accolades, interviews and attention levels have been rising for three weeks as the Valley began to take notice of the good things happening with the War Dog boys. However, there is still …
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Oct 19 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE — As they walked behind the end zone toward their waiting bus on Saturday night, a couple of San Benito Greyhound players, visibly drained from the track meet they’d just run, had an earnest question for this reporter, who happened to be nearby. “What was the score …
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Oct 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dub these guys the Card Killers. Armando Medrano, 16, and Jason Montemayor, 36, who are both credited with catching game-winning touchdowns as wide receivers for the San Benito Greyhounds in the Battle of the Arroyo, met on Thursday for a memorable photo opportunity. In the 1995 “Battle,” Jason hauled …
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Oct 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I don’t want to live in a world where Manny Gomez has to apologize for his intensity, or where it becomes front page news for that matter. After reading a story published in another local newspaper on Friday about coaches from San Benito and Harlingen atoning for remarks that …
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Oct 15 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – At around 10 p.m. on Saturday night, we’ll all know who is in the driver’s seat in District 32-6A. A huge contest between the district’s only unbeaten teams headlines another Sams Stadium Saturday night special, as the San Benito Greyhounds go to Brownsville to face Veterans …
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Oct 11 2014
(Photos by T.J. Tijerina, Jessica Tijerina and Karen Tijerina) The San Benito Greyhounds celebrated what may go down as one of the team’s most emotional and thrilling come-from-behind victories ever against the Harlingen Cardinals at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday. Pictured here are several scenes from the evening’s epic Battle of the Arroyo, including pre-game festivities, …
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Oct 11 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Incredible? Nope. Amazing? Nah. Magical? Maybe. Legendary? That might do it. Webster himself couldn’t come up with enough suitable adjectives to describe the San Benito Greyhounds’ miracle comeback on Friday night. Trailing Harlingen by 10 points with five minutes left in the 85th Battle of the Arroyo, all …
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Oct 07 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS This is one week when words or motivational speeches aren’t necessary, spirit shirts are in high demand and pride is definitely all over the city. It’s “Battle” week. The Greyhounds host the Harlingen Cardinals Friday in the 85th edition of the Battle of the Arroyo game in what …
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